80-year-old man shot by Winston-Salem police officer

An 80-year-old man was taken to a hospital after being shot by a Winston-Salem police officer Friday afternoon.

The incident happened about 2:15 p.m. in the 1900 block of Butler Street near Waughtown Street.

Richard Vogler was shot in the right shoulder and is in stable condition at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, said Police Chief Barry Rountree.

Officers went to the home following a 911 call from Vogler's wife, Mary Jo Vogler, who said her husband had a gun and threatened to kill her, Rountree said. Richard Vogler pointed a gun at police, causing one officer to shoot his weapon, police said.

Richard Vogler was charged with two counts of assault with a firearm on a law enforcement officer and one count of misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon in regard to threats and actions toward his wife.